Iorana facts for kids

Iorana (Rapanui: Hello and Goodbye) is a Chilean telenovela. A telenovela is like a long TV drama series, often with many episodes. This show was made by TVN. It was written by Fernando Aragón, Arnaldo Madrid, Hugo Morales, and Nona Fernández. The directors were Vicente Sabatini, Patricio González, and Rodrigo Sepúlveda.

Story of Iorana

The story of Iorana takes place on beautiful Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. It's full of secrets, love, and a search for justice.

A Family's Secret Past

The main story is about a young man named Cristián, played by Álvaro Morales. He is deeply in love with Vaitea, a girl from Rapa Nui, played by Alejandra Fosalba. They plan to get married. But their plans face many challenges because of Cristián's father, Fernando Balbontín, played by Francisco Reyes.

Fernando left Easter Island 15 years ago. He was accused of a crime he says he didn't do. Everyone on the island thought he was dead. His wife, Josefa Soublette (played by Claudia di Girolamo), even married his friend, Luciano Cox (played by Alfredo Castro). Luciano is a very ambitious man. He is secretly responsible for the crime Fernando was blamed for. This crime was a fire at the Rapa Nui Archaeological Museum. Many valuable old artifacts were lost in that fire.

Fernando's Return and Plan

News spreads that Fernando is returning to the island, and he is supposedly dying. This news shocks the small island community. Fernando has two main goals for coming back. First, he wants to get revenge on Josefa and Luciano. Second, he wants to win back the love of his children. His children are confused about whether to be loyal to their father or not.

Fernando uses a clever plan for his revenge. He pretends to be two different people. First, he is the "dying" Fernando Balbontín, who is kept in a special room. He is guarded by his "private doctor," Arístides Concha. This doctor is actually Fernando himself in disguise. Arístides tries to become friends with Josefa and Luciano. He acts as a mediator between them and the "dying" Fernando.

Fernando also creates another character: Captain Antoine Dumont. Antoine is a French captain and Fernando's "friend." He arrives on Easter Island as the person who will handle Fernando's money after he dies. Antoine also tries to make Josefa fall in love with him. This causes problems between Josefa and Luciano. Fernando's friend, Rodolfo "Pájaro" Tuki, helps him keep his true identity a secret.

Love and Discoveries on the Island

Cristián, Fernando's oldest son, has become a skilled diver on the island. He has adopted the Rapa Nui culture and calls himself "Iriti." He lives in a cave on Ovahe beach. He left his mother's house after she married Luciano.

Things get complicated for Cristián when he meets Paula Novoa, played by Carolina Fadic. Paula is a determined journalist from mainland Chile. She is searching for a secret: submerged Moai statues under the sea. Cristián starts a romantic relationship with Paula. This makes him forget his promise to Vaitea. This also causes a problem between Cristián and his brother, Rafael, who also likes Paula.

Meanwhile, the island's elder, Nua Eva, played by Mireya Véliz, tries to protect the secret of the Moai. She asks young Rapanui people, Tiare (Blanca Lewin) and Siu (Juan Falcón), for help. They try to stop Paula and her journalist friends from finding the Moai. As Cristián leaves Vaitea for Paula, Siu begins to show interest in Vaitea. Tiare tries to avoid the romantic attention of Álan, one of Paula's friends.

Other Island Lives

The show also features other interesting people on the island. Dr. Andrés Maturana is the island's young doctor. He feels overshadowed by Dr. Concha and wants to find out his secrets. Isabel Tepu is Gregorio's secretary and is known for not wearing shoes. Ingrid Astudillo is the island's teacher who becomes very interested in Captain Dumont.

Cast

• Francisco Reyes as Fernando Balbontín Serrano - Dr. Arístides Concha - Captain Antonie Dumont
• Claudia di Girolamo as Josefa Soublette Alcalde
• Álvaro Morales as Cristían "Iriti" Balbontín Soublette
• Alejandra Fosalba as Vaitea Ahoa Tuki
• Alfredo Castro as Luciano Cox Fernández
• Carolina Fadic as Paula Novoa
• Eduardo Barril as Gregorio Peñailillo
• Delfina Guzmán as Virginia Sáenz
• José Soza as Rodolfo "Pájaro" Tuki
• Tamara Acosta as Tahía Pañailillo Miru
• Pablo Schwarz as Dr. Andrés Maturana "Aringa poki"
• Francisca Imboden as Susana Pañailillo Sáenz
• Juan Falcón as Siu Teao
• Amparo Noguera as Ingrid Astudillo
• Claudia Burr as Teresita Apablaza
• Felipe Braun as Rafael Balbontín Soublette
• Viviana Rodríguez as Francisca "Matakuri" Labbé Soublette
• Francisco Melo as Yorgo Ismael
• Carmen Disa Gutiérrez as Dolores Míru
• Sergio Hernández as Mike Ahoa
• Mariel Bravo as Cristina Tukí
• Óscar Hernández as Lázaro Tepano
• Consuelo Holzapfel as Angélica Riroroko
• Blanca Lewin as Tiare Tepano
• Nicolás Fontaine as Álan Carter
• Antonia Zegers as Margaret Olivares Tuki
• Hugo Medina as Hotu Pakarati
• Roxana Campos as Carmen Abarca
• Erto Pantoja as Petero Pakomio
• Lorene Prieto as Isabel Tepu
• Néstor Cantillana as Patricio Tepano
• Ana Luz Figueroa as Isadora Ahoa
• Nicolás Saavedra as Ariki Foitzmann
• Mireya Véliz as Nua Eva
• José Martín as Father Walter
• Mario Montilles as Taote Pulgar
• Ana Reeves as Minerva Barros
• Pedro Rivadeneira as Marcelo Montenegro
• Alicia Ika (cameo, uncredited)

International Broadcasts

Iorana was also shown in other countries in Latin America.

•  UNASUR: TV Chile (Broadcast throughout Latin America)
•  Uruguay: Channel 10
•  Paraguay: Canal 13
•  Ecuador: Channel ONE
•  Bolivia: ATB

See also

In Spanish: Iorana para niños